Newcastle are firm favourites to sign Burnley centre back James Tarkowski this summer with West Ham reportedly set to drop their interest.
The Hammers made a bid for the defender back in 2020 and are admirers of the 29-year-old, whose contract at Turf Moor expires this summer.
Yet according to The Mirror, West Ham are unlikely to snap up Tarkowski as they expect him to sign for Newcastle, who can offer him a big rise on his current £50,000-a-week wages.
It comes after news that David Moyes' West Ham are set to drop their interest in the defender
The report details that David Moyes likes Tarkowski but is now considering other options as a result of Newcastle's willingness to do a deal.